Movie power rankings: ‘The Avengers’ fight their way back to No. 1

By the time “Hunger Games” finally cools off at the box office, it will be just in time for the next big blockbuster — Marvel’s superhero mega-buffet “The Avengers” flies into theaters May 4. In our recent behind-the-scenes coverage, it’s clear that the film’s grand ambition (spearheaded by director Joss Whedon) will be matched by its big budget, its acclaimed cast, and most importantly, its devotion to beloved characters such as Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Signs are all pointing to “The Avengers” being the feather in Marvel Studios’ cap — and they still have plenty of other films in the pipeline.

As for the rest of this week’s list…

April 4, 2012

1. “The Avengers” (Last week: No. 4)

“We’re not a team…we’re a time bomb!” Even Soundgarden’s excited for this movie.

2. “The Hunger Games” (Last week: No. 1)

The franchise debut carved up over $250 in just ten days. Wait, make that $250 MILLION.

More new photos of that great (and great looking) cast, including Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba and Noomi Rapace.

11. “To Rome With love” (Last week: Not ranked)

Woody Allen’s offering for this year takes place in a fancy European locale, and the new trailer shows off the all-star cast, including Woody himself, Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page and the wow-worthy Penelope Cruz.

12. “Titanic” (Last week: Not ranked)

Now that all those squealing teenagers from 1997 are in their 20s and 30s, will they still line up to see it over and over and over again?

13. “Bully” (Last week: Not ranked)

The ripped-from-the-headlines doc seems to be at the center of a new debate, and may be inspiring real-life changes.

14. “The Woman in Black 2” (Last week: Not ranked)

The spooky film starring Daniel “Harry Potter” Radcliffe is being eyed for a sequel. Maybe he’ll be doing the haunting this time around?

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All the ingredients are there for Marvel’s most successful super hero movie thus far. The mix of iconic Marvel characters: Thor, the Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America etc. Not to mention the impressive list of stars portraying these characters and Marvel’s cleverly crafted lead up to the movie.

The move commences here in Australia in late April and my local comic book store is hiring an entire cinema for the first showing here in Canberra.

I saw The Avengers at a private screening about 20 hours ago. People were not as impressed as I thought they would be. The writing is okay, but the story isn’t. And it really does look like a TV show — complaints about the cinematography were warranted. Still, I would say it is the 2nd best of the MCU, though Iron Man is still light years ahead of it.

By: Moviecam.net

04.07.2012 @ 1:43 AM

Kick out that timebomb nigger pretending to be Nick Fury, bring in The American Nick Fury as Nick Fury IS and you might have yourself a movie.